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Anna Hazare announces protest against Centre on 23 March

Upset over the non-appointment of Lokpal for the last 4 years, anti-graft activist Anna Hazare announces protest on 23 March, says govt not serious in fight against corruption

1 min read5 Dec 2017
Politics

Anna Hazare says Modi government weakened Lokpal Act

Social activist Anna Hazare has alleged that the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre weakened the anti-corruption Lokpal Act

1 min read4 Dec 2017
Opinion

Why growth has not hit corruption hard in India

There is a strong relationship between income and corruption, but strong institutions and supporting infrastructure are also necessary

4 min read5 Jul 2017
Politics

Government employees need not file asset details under Lokpal for now

The declarations under the Lokpal law are in addition to similar ones filed by the employees under various services rules

1 min read15 Jan 2017
Politics

Central government employees need not declare assets till new rules framed

In July this year, central government employees were asked to declare their assets and liabilities by 31 December under section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act

1 min read20 Dec 2016
Politics

Lokpal bill: Deadline for central government employees to declare assets extended

Parliament on Thurday approved an amendment in the Lokpal Act to extend the timeline for central government employees to declare assets

2 min read29 Jul 2016
Politics

Political updates: Arvind Kejriwal alleges PM Modi may get him killed

In other news, Uber, Ola face increased resistance from traditional transport

4 min read28 Jul 2016
Politics

Lok Sabha passes bill to amend Lokpal Act

Govt says the bill needed to be cleared as legislation requires public servants to file and declare annual returns pertaining to assets and liabilities before 31 July

2 min read28 Jul 2016
Politics

NGOs seek clarity as centre brings them under ambit of Lokpal Act

While the motivation behind the notification is increased transparency, some non-profits are seeing it as another manifestation of centre's battle with NGOs

3 min read14 Jul 2016
Politics

Govt asks employees to file assets details for three years by July

DoPT asks secretaries of all central ministries, chief secretaries of state govts to ensure that employees working under their control file the declarations in time

1 min read12 Apr 2016
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